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To: Annette who wrote (6016)	12/31/1999 2:23:00 PM
From: Vendit™	Respond to of 19374

Another case of non y2k compliant house hold items. NEW YORK - A woman has sued the company that manages her apartment building, claiming she was badly injured by an exploding toilet. Violetta Rivera, 55, said he was cut by shrapnel when she pushed the lever to flush her toilet Nov. 20 and the toilet blew apart. She has filed suit against Parkchester Management Corp. in Bronx state Supreme Court claiming $2 million in damages. ''A sound like a bomb went off'' when Rivera flushed, said her lawyer, Brian O'Dwyer. ''Pieces of porcelain from the toilet exploded out like shrapnel. She received the fright of her life.'' Rivera and 10-year-old Philip Garner, who lives in the same complex, filed suit on Thursday. Philip, who is also seeking $2 million, says his toilet exploded on the same day, but he was not injured. Rivera displayed a scar where she said a porcelain shard had torn a hole in the base of her right thumb, requiring three stitches. O'Dwyer said that maintenance workers at Rivera's building have said that at least six toilets have exploded. The Parkchester News, a community paper, reported last week that a woman had complained that her 6-year-old daughter's wrist was cut by flying porcelain. It's not clear what's making the toilets explode. Amit Sikdar, president of Parkchester Management, was not in his office Thursday and not available for comment, according to a man who answered his telephone. He said no one else was available to comment. Although management officials have been ''busy denying that any problem exists,'' O'Dwyer said, they put a different brand of toilet in Rivera's apartment, and it has caused no problems. O'Dwyer said he did not know the name of the company that made the exploding toilets. Parkchester Management is the only defendant in the lawsuit.